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This swashbuckling epic of intrigue, romance, and swordplay has earned a reputation as one of the most thrilling adventure novels ever written. A young Gascon nobleman, D'Artagnan, makes his way to Paris, hoping to join the Musketeers, a legion of heroes held in high esteem by the king. D'Artagnan quickly proves he has the heart of a Musketeer and earns himself a place beside Athos, Porthos, and Aramis. Relying on their wits and skills with the sword, the Musketeers set out to preserve the honor of the king and foil the nefarious schemes of the wicked Cardinal Richelieu.

Brave, impulsive and infinitely susceptible, D'Artagnan triumphs on the duelling ground and in the boudoir by virtue of his charm, his wit and skills at arms. When these resources prove insufficient his faithful friends Athos, Porthos and Aramis, the Three Musketeers, save the day.

"Der Graf von Monte Christo", weltberühmter Held des gleichnamigen Romans von Alexandre Dumas, ist nach zwanzig Jahren schrecklicher Gefangenschaft aus dem Kerker geflohen und durch ein hilfreiches Schicksal zu großem Reichtum gelangt. Sein einziger Wunsch ist es, sich an den falschen Freunden, an den Verrätern zu rächen. Ob ihm das gelingt und ob seine Rache ihm Glück und Zufriedenheit bringt, das erfahren wir in diesem spannenden Hörspiel. Es beginnt in Paris um das Jahr 1840.

¿Porqué estaría dispuesta una mujer a entregar su anillo de brillantes a cambio de una entrada a la ópera? UN BAILE DE MASCARAS"-¿Mi billete? -respondió ella-. No lo tengo."-Pues, entonces, tomadlo en la taquilla."La mujer del dominó volvió bajo el peristilo, registrando vivamente todos sus bolsillos."-¡No traigo dinero! -exclamó-. ¡Ah! Este anillo...

Here it is; Alexandre Dumas' thrilling final chapter in the D'Artagnan saga. Thirty years after their last adventure, D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers are reunited in a daring plot to replace the King of France with a look-alike, long kept hidden in the Bastille, then suffer the true king's revenge, and meet their ultimate destinies.

'To have discovered the black tulip, to have seen it for a moment...then to lose it, to lose it forever!' Cornelius von Baerle, a respectable tulip-grower, lives only to cultivate the elusive black tulip and win a magnificent prize for its creation. But after his powerful godfather is assassinated, the unwitting Cornelius becomes caught up in deadly political intrigue and is falsely accused of high treason by a bitter rival.

Kaiser Napoleon Bonaparte, seit einem Jahr auf die Insel Elba verbannt, plant seine Rückkehr nach Frankreich und den Sturz König Ludwigs XVIII. Vor diesem historischen Hintergrund vollzieht sich das abenteuerliche Schicksal des jungen Kapitäns Edmond Dantès, der infolge eines teuflischen Intrigenspiels zu lebenslänglichem Kerker verurteilt wird. Nach 18 endlosen Jahren gelingt ihm die Flucht aus der Festung Chateau d'If, und er gelangt auf wunderbare Weise in den Besitz sagenhafter Reichtümer.

三个火枪手正直、勇敢，有着绅士风度。达达尼昂无意间冒犯了这三位火枪手，他们为了荣誉要和达达尼昂决斗，达达尼昂只好硬着头皮接受……三個火槍手正直、勇敢，有著紳士風度。達達尼昂無意間冒犯了這三位火槍手，他們為了榮譽要和達達尼昂決鬥，達達尼昂只好硬著頭皮接受……

In this, the fourth of the series, Dumas tells the story of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots - a story both strikingly touching and almost morbidly violent. Never one to allow a mere fact to stand in the way of a good story, though very sympathetic to Mary, Dumas puts all the most sensational accusations made against her - mostly by her enemies - to circumspect yet full use, which certainly distorts history, but makes for a great tale.

In questo racconto lungo Dumas si esprime in una storia romanzata più che in un romanzo storico e narra dell'intrigo che portò all'omicidio, nel 1537, di Alessandro de' Medici, soprannominato il Moro, che aveva iniziato a schiacciare, sotto l'egida del papato, la repubblica fiorentina con tratti sempre più "principeschi", usando sopraffazioni e violenze.

In this, the twelfth of the series, Dumas, the novelist-historian, is back in full force. His subject is a well-documented historical fact: that a man named Arnaud du Thil was able to pass for two years as Martin Guerre, deceiving villages, neighbors, friends, family, and even the wife of Martin Guerre with equal success, even to the point of becoming the father of two children by Martin Guerre's wife.

Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870) was one of France's best-known and most-prolific authors. He excelled at many genres, but is probably best known for his stories of high adventure and dashing derring do. In Zodomirsky's Duel, he tells the tale of an unusual duel between officers in a regiment stationed on the Austrian border.

An enthralling collection of strange stories where characters are challenged to do something completely out of the ordinary. The Earl, the Warder and the Wayward Heiress by J. S. Fletcher, The Giraffe Problem by Barry Pain, The Man who Stole a Meeting House by John Townsend Trowbridge, The Box Tunnel by Charles Reade, A Lucky Number by S. B. Hale, The Brown Wallet by Stacy Aumonier, The Bet by Anton Jacobs

Full of French wit and wisdom, this superb collection is not to be missed. This book is a celebration of Alexandre Dumas' talent and contains 100 of his most celebrated quotes, including "Nothing succeeds like success", "All generalisations are dangerous, even this one" and "All human wisdom is contained in these two words - Wait and Hope". "100 Quotes by Alexandre Dumas" is the ideal read for anyone with an inquiring mind about the musings of one of the most renowned French authors.

In questo particolarissimo saggio dalle inclinazioni romanzesche, Alexandre Dumas condensa tutto il proprio amore per l’arte e per l'Italia. Nel 1840, incaricato di comporre un testo sulla Galleria degli Uffizi, Dumas finisce per creare un vivido affresco di tre protagonisti assoluti del Rinascimento: Michelangelo, Tiziano e Raffaello. In "Tre maestri", quindi, abbiamo il privilegio di assistere al dialogo fra un grande romanziere del XIX secolo e i suoi artisti prediletti, potendo contare su un rigoroso metodo di ricerca e sulla sensibilità estetica dell’autore.

Graf Fönix – Acharat – Joseph Balsamo – hinter all diesen Namen verbirgt sich der selbe Mann, ein Magier, Goldmacher, Umstürzler, der seine Verbindung zu höchsten Kreisen des Hofes nutzen will, um diesen zu stürzen. Derweil erschüttert eine furchtbare Katastrophe, von der auch die Hauptfiguren dieser Geschichte betroffen sind, Paris und wird einst die Monarchie zum Beben bringen. Fortsetzung des gewaltigen Geschichtspanoramas, das Dumas bis in die schlimmsten Zeiten der Französischen Revolution fortmalte.

Il romanzo ricomincia vent'anni dopo gli avvenimenti narrati ne I tre moschettieri. Il cardinale Richelieu è morto nel 1642 ed è stato sostituito dal cardinale italiano Giulio Mazzarino, “odiato” da gran parte del popolo e che ha sposato in segreto Anna d'Austria, in morganatico. Anche il re Luigi XIII è morto, lasciando Luigi XIV, il Re Sole, ancora bambino, sotto la reggenza della madre Anna d'Austria. A Parigi, inoltre, dopo l'ennesimo aumento delle tasse da parte di Mazzarin scoppia la Fronda, che porta scompiglio nella città e preoccupa il cardinale.

Le plus étonnant des romans d'amour au temps de la Révolution Française. Un médecin éveille à la vie et à la joie une fillette, une "innocente" : les sentiments les plus tendres s'épanouissent entre eux, mais les jeunes gens sont brutalement séparés. Le médecin se lance alors dans la politique et devient à Paris, au sein de la Convention, le compagnon fidèle du grand Danton. Toute l'épopée de la patrie en danger traverse ce livre où l'amour et la mort éprouvent tour à tour les héros.

1660. Aramis est évêque de Vannes. Il est un des rares à connaître l'existence du frère jumeau de Louis XIV, retenu prisonnier sous un masque de fer. Il entend bien se servir de ce secret pour asseoir son pouvoir, placer ce mystérieux frère sur le trône et devenir son Premier ministre. Mais il se heurtera au fidèle d'Artagnan, bien décidé à tout faire pour défendre le véritable Roi.

Alexandre Dumas père est un auteur au succès immense. On lui doit la trilogie des Trois Mousquetaires, la figure de proue du roman de cape et d'épée. Comme dans le "Comte de Monte-Cristo", la "Reine Margot", ou encore le "Vicomte de Bragelonne", l'écriture fougueuse de Dumas père plonge immédiatement l'auditeur dans l'aventure. Les romans de Dumas sont publiés en feuilleton, et le public lui fait un accueil tel que les journaux paient Dumas dix fois le prix que touchent ses collègues écrivains.